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Chess piece
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A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one of six types: king, queen, rook, bishop, knight
Polish Węgiel pieces
Polish Węgiel pieces
Original Staunton chess pieces Left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king
Original Staunton chess pieces Left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king
A pawn of quartz from 10th–11th century (Fatimid Egypt?). Islamic chess sets favored abstract designs.
A pawn of quartz from 10th–11th century (Fatimid Egypt?). Islamic chess sets favored abstract designs.
A knight made around 1250 in London, England. The knight is battling a dragon.
A knight made around 1250 in London, England. The knight is battling a dragon.
Chess set
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A chess set consists of a chessboard and 'white' and 'black' chess pieces for playing chess. There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight
Staunton chess pieces arrayed on a chess board in their starting positions.
Staunton chess pieces arrayed on a chess board in their starting positions.
12th century abstract Islamic pieces from Nishapur, Iran
12th century abstract Islamic pieces from Nishapur, Iran
Lewis chessmen in the British Museum
Lewis chessmen in the British Museum
15th century Saint Louis chess set [fr], made of crystal
15th century Saint Louis chess set [fr], made of crystal